IKEA Virgin to Veteran
So on Friday night, while Bob & Mark were at their fantasy football draft, Amy & I went to IKEA. This was my first time at IKEA. I had previously gotten various comments from friends & co-workers about IKEA, mostly about what a zoo it is, especially on Saturdays and Sundays. I figured Friday night was safe. I went there on a mission: shelving & a table for the hobby room, as well as a curtain rod for the memory quilt. Amy guided me around the aisles, and it was a very interesting store. I ordered my table upstairs and got the shelving & curtain rod downstairs. Amy picked up some small goodies as well. After the trip, Amy went home (long day) and I hung out with Bob & the folks at the draft until it was over.
Saturday morning, I got up to start putting up the shelves. I then discovered that the wall studs are a standard 48 inches apart. The shelves were only 47 inches, and the brackets I had gotten (BJARNUM) wouldn't work, as the shelves had to slide into the brackets. Ugh, I didn't want to go on a Saturday. So I went back to the store, returned the Bjarnum brackets and got these cool Slinga brackets on which the shelves would rest. I discovered to my surprise that it wasn't that busy, and learned from the IKEA sales guy that it doesn't usually get crazy until noon on Saturdays & Sundays. The secret on weekends is going early! While I was there I picked up some clamp lights on my way out. I had gotten screws at IKEA as well, which is something one should never do. They are poorly made and it is cheaper to get good quality screws at the hardware store. I managed to get the brackets & shelves up with Bob's help by evening. I then started working on putting together the desk, when I discovered that the Galant A-legs with castors weren't height adjustable. Agh!
Sunday morning, it was another trip to IKEA. This time Bob came along for the ride. I returned the screws and A-legs and found I would have to re-order the legs in the style I wanted. By this time, I knew the shortcuts around the store...upstairs to the office area to quickly order the legs...downstairs through shelving to pick up a magnetic board...and out through the registers in 15 minutes. Here is the finished room and the mounted curtain rod with quilt...
Saturday morning, I got up to start putting up the shelves. I then discovered that the wall studs are a standard 48 inches apart. The shelves were only 47 inches, and the brackets I had gotten (BJARNUM) wouldn't work, as the shelves had to slide into the brackets. Ugh, I didn't want to go on a Saturday. So I went back to the store, returned the Bjarnum brackets and got these cool Slinga brackets on which the shelves would rest. I discovered to my surprise that it wasn't that busy, and learned from the IKEA sales guy that it doesn't usually get crazy until noon on Saturdays & Sundays. The secret on weekends is going early! While I was there I picked up some clamp lights on my way out. I had gotten screws at IKEA as well, which is something one should never do. They are poorly made and it is cheaper to get good quality screws at the hardware store. I managed to get the brackets & shelves up with Bob's help by evening. I then started working on putting together the desk, when I discovered that the Galant A-legs with castors weren't height adjustable. Agh!
Sunday morning, it was another trip to IKEA. This time Bob came along for the ride. I returned the screws and A-legs and found I would have to re-order the legs in the style I wanted. By this time, I knew the shortcuts around the store...upstairs to the office area to quickly order the legs...downstairs through shelving to pick up a magnetic board...and out through the registers in 15 minutes. Here is the finished room and the mounted curtain rod with quilt...
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